Financial Review: Bolloré (OTCMKTS:BOIVF) vs. Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC)

Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) and Bolloré (OTCMKTS:BOIVF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Eagle Point Credit and Bolloré, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Point Credit	0	1	0	0	2.00
Bolloré	0	0	0	0	0.00

Eagle Point Credit presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.56%. Given Eagle Point Credit’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Bolloré.

Profitability

This table compares Eagle Point Credit and Bolloré’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Point Credit	36.60%	13.33%	9.59%
Bolloré	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bolloré has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Eagle Point Credit and Bolloré”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Point Credit	$130.04 million	5.35	$118.75 million	$0.80	11.31
Bolloré	$14.80 billion	N/A	$290.60 million	N/A	N/A

Bolloré has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Point Credit.

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Bolloré on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eagle Point Credit

Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. is a closed ended fund launched and managed by Eagle Point Credit Management LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations consisting primarily of below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans. Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. was formed on March 24, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.

About Bolloré

Bolloré SE engages in the transportation and logistics, communications, and industry businesses in France, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. It operates through Bolloré Logistics, Bolloré Energy, Communications, and Industry segments. The company offers freight forwarding, railroad, and port services; and distributes oil products. It also provides advertising, and communication consulting services; owns and publishes Cnews, a French daily newspaper; provides ticketing and venue services; acts as a pay-TV operator; and operates Mac-Mahon cinema theaters. In addition, it develops batteries based on lithium metal polymer technology for use in electric buses and energy storage solutions, as well as in stationary applications; and polypropylene films for capacitors and electrical components. Further, the company integrates identification, tracking, and mobility solutions for retail, transport, and logistics; provides equipment for pedestrian and vehicle access control; and electric shuttles solutions. The company was founded in 1822 and is based in Puteaux, France. Bolloré SE is a subsidiary of Financière de l'Odet SE.